Closings

Severe Weather

Weather Blog: Ample sun, lack of rain

By Jeremy Nelson, WeatherWatch 12 Meteorologist

Published On: Aug 18 2013 09:39:25 AM CDT

Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! A dry stretch of weather has increased the need for rain in southeast Wisconsin. In today's blog we look at the summer rainfall deficit and look ahead to a couple hot days this week.

About a month ago southeast Wisconsin had too much rain, now we could use a little. After a wet June, below average rain totals have ruled across much of the upper Midwest.

In Milwaukee, June produced a 1.90" surplus, followed by a 2.12" deficit in July. August has gotten off to a somewhat dry start with rain totals running about two-thirds of an inch below average. Below is the summer rainfall breakdown.

Not only is southern Wisconsin drier than average this month, but most of the upper Midwest. The accumulated rainfall and percent of mean is shown below.

Dry weather will continue into early this week with temperatures and humidity headed up. The WPC surface map below is valid on Wednesday. A southwest wind will push high temperatures to around 90 by mid-week! A cold front over North Dakota and Minnesota will try to slide across Wisconsin on Thursday.

The next chance for rain will hold off until Thursday as the front approaches southeastern Wisconsin. Stay cool this week as summer makes a comeback.

For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather

Have a great day!

Jeremy Nelson

Copyright 2013 byWISN.comAll rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Comments

The views expressed are not those of this site, this station or its affiliated companies. By posting your comments you agree to accept our terms of use.